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Google’s John Mueller says AI training crawlers usually don’t offer sitemap submission and suggests default sitemap names or RSS feeds to help them find sites. The post Google’s Mueller Says AI Crawlers Access Sitemaps & RSS In His Logs appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google is fighting back against SERP tracking. The explosion of AI agents may cause it to clamp down harder. The post Google Is Fighting SERP Tracking. AI Agents May Make It Worse appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

AI visibility gaps call for different fixes. Constance Tan shows how to decide between correcting information, earning mentions, creating content, and checking bot access. The post AI Cites Your Brand: How to Choose Your Next Move appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Trace misleading sale badges and outdated product images to Google’s hidden data layer, with checks that go beyond your current feed. The post Google’s Hidden Data Layer: What Is It And What To Do About It appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Keep content working long after launch with a distribution owner, a repeatable checklist, and a 90-day plan to earn backlinks and AI citations. The post How To Build A Content Distribution System That Compounds appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google’s recent changes provide strong clues about major changes from the next core algorithm update. The post What To Expect From Google’s Next Search Ranking Update appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google’s Gary Illyes showed timing ranges for crawling, indexing, site moves, and core update recovery at Search Central Live Deep Dive Europe in Barcelona. The post Google Shows How Long Crawling, Indexing & Recovery Can Take appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google adds fact-checking to its AI content guidance, Gemini links show UTM tags, desktop CTR fell in Q2, and a judge dismisses two AI suits. The post Google Wants AI Content Fact-Checked, Gemini UTM Tags – SEO Pulse appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Shopify merchants: your agentic storefronts setting now shares products with Meta and unnamed startups. Leave it on, and watch what Shopify adds. The post Shopify Now Enrolls Your Store In Every New AI Shopping Channel appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Andrej Karpathy suggests asking LLMs to explain topics in an aerospace writing standard, or to answer with diagrams, HTML pages, or custom explainer videos. The post OpenAI Founding Member: Make LLMs Write Like An Aircraft Manual appeared first on Search Engine Journal.